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All the essential new metal albums coming out in 2025 – and where to buy them
From the return of Sabaton and a Mastodon side-project to a blockbuster Slipknot reissue, these are the essential metal albums coming in the rest of 2025
Gentle Giant’s only live album, Playing The Fool, and its reinvention after five decades
Presenting their concert experience on record was a steep challenge in 1976. Now they’ve reconstructed the tapes to make it feel like you’re there, complete with heckling
“Brought back to life with tremendous care”: Cardiacs’ On Land And In The Sea
The late, great Tim Smith’s prog-punk magnum opus returns on vinyl for the first time since 2007
The deluxe edition of UFO's No Place To Run successfully upgrades the original
UFO's Paul Chapman-era classic No Place To Run has never sounded better
"If the bleak world is too much, hole up here”: Auri’s III – Candles & Beginnings
Tuomas Holopainen, Troy Donockley and Johanna Kurkela offer beautiful distractions in a collaborative set of soundscapes
Deep Purple's Made In Japan - now bigger and better than ever
Who cares if this is three years late? The 50th anniversary of Deep Purple’s very best still blows minds
“A worthy reminder of Jon Hiseman’s considerable talents”: Colosseum’s Live 05
Selection from three European shows pays tribute to late bandleader the way he would have wanted – live and loud
